or for a larger view

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/nby_rrlife&CISOPTR=486&DMSCALE=25.00000&DMWIDTH=2000&DMHEIGHT=2000&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20box&REC=14&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0

what was the purpose of the boards inserted inside the ribs?

Bill;

Given that photo was taken at Havelock, NE on the CB&Q, it is likely a
CB&Q Class XA-7/8 40' Single sheathed Automobile box being rebuilt (they
had 5/5/5 ends). - Think Sunshine's CB&Q 22.6 Kit in HO, or Rails
Unlimited Resin body in O scale.

Here is a more convenient TinyURL for the photo:

*http://tinyurl.com/4ovy2a8*

Kind regards,

Rob Adams



On 1/31/11 7:49 AM, Bill Welch wrote:

I don't know if this will work but this is the link to a very
interesting photo of what looks like a 50-ton USRA boxcar interior
showing the car being repaired or re-sheathed. It is on the Newberry
Library website.

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%
2Fnby_rrlife&CISOPTR=486&DMSCALE=9.67742&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMMODE
=viewer&DMFULL=0&DMOLDSCALE=2.41935&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%
2520box&DMTHUMB=1&REC=14&DMROTATE=0&x=92&y=48

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